Detroit Pistons release guard Kim English after one season, with no financial implications

The Detroit Pistons released guard Kim English (left) on Thursday.AP File Photo

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Kim English was released today by the Detroit Pistons after one season with the team.

The move was expected after the Pistons reached contractual agreements with four free agents within the last week, leaving English in a tenuous position because of his non-guaranteed contract for next season.

English was the No. 44 overall pick in the 2012 draft out of the University of Missouri. He played 41 games with the Pistons last year.

When the Pistons formally have all their free agents and first-round draft pick Kentavious Caldwell-Pope signed, it will give them 14 active-roster players, one fewer than the NBA maximum, all of them with guaranteed contracts.

They have until Sept. 6 to make a decision on whether to tender contract offers to second-round picks Tony Mitchell and Peyton Siva.

English said earlier this week that he was playing with abandon at Orlando Pro Summer League, as if his future with the Pistons didn't depend upon it, despite the situation.

"I think I'll be in this league a long time with my ability to shoot the ball and defend," he said Tuesday.